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that even death-bed scenes are not 

 devoid of a funny side that acts as 

 a sedative in suffering. 



It was a humorist who complain- 

 ed that he took an unconscionable 

 long time dying. Death may kill 

 the body but it cannot kill humor. 

 Even the dyspeptic along with his 

 crackers may crack dry jokes. 



It was a plucked student who re- 

 marked upon looking at some 

 spoons in a drug store, "even the 

 spoons are graduated.'' 



The gawk and the boor are men 

 devoid of humor, for the country 

 lad possessed of it will be warned 

 what to do when he gets where his 

 knowledge ends. 



I shall mention a few of those 

 that do not have the sense in a suf- 

 ficient degre: 



Those that wear electric belts 

 and lead rings. 



Those that die because they are 

 jilted. 



Those that return long thanks 

 for short rations. 



Those that wait on the house 

 tops for the coming of the Lord. 



Those that believe in Christian 

 Science, while they deny the exis- 

 tence of a broken leg. 



Those that deny the existence of 

 God and buy liver pills. 



Those that write some kinds of 

 poetry. 



Those that don't read some other 

 kinds. 



Those that endure the itch. 



Those that laugh at their own 

 sallies. 



Those that never laugh at any 

 one else's. 



Those that wear paste diamonds 

 and brass chains. 



Those that wear photographs in- 

 stead of rose buds. 



Those that profess infidelity, 

 then seek a feather bed during a 

 thunder storm. 



Those that stint all their lives in 

 order to pay for a posthumous 

 newspaper paragraph. 



Those that can't understand why 

 a woman can't be a man. 



Those that can't bear children's 

 noise. 



Those that have no children to 

 make a noise. 



Those that fear that they have 

 committed the unpardonable sin. 



Those that are undertakers. 



Those that try to interrupt the 

 course of true love. 



